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#### 106 Emissions
106 Emissions
> > (1) In determining emissions for the purpose of this Part, the EPA must use the data from the following sources and, to the extent of a conflict, use data from a source appearing higher in the following list rather than lower in the list—
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> > > (a) estimates provided by a Newcastle licence holder to the EPA before the end of the levy period to which the data relates, if the EPA is satisfied the estimates relate to emissions from all points and diffuse sources and have been determined in accordance with methods approved by the EPA,
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> > > (b) data from the AEI,
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> > > (c) data from the NPI,
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> > > (d) data collected by the EPA through other emission inventory or reporting programs.
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> > (2) In using data from the AEI or NPI, the EPA—
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> > > (a) must use the most recent data for the levy period to which the data relates, and
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> > > (b) for an industry for which there is no relevant data, must use data from an industry the EPA reasonably believes is conducting comparable scheduled activities at a comparable scale.
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> > (3) The EPA must make data used to determine emissions available to a Newcastle licence holder if requested in writing to do so.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > AEI means the Air Emissions Inventory for the Greater Metropolitan Region in NSW published by the EPA.
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> > NPI has the same meaning as in Chapter 8.